Evaluation Question 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Bauer Media Group may distribute my product, they are a German publishing company, based in Hamburg that operates in 15 countries world wide. They publish magazines such as Kerrang! and Q.

I think that they would distribute my product because my product is similar to Q as it is a mix of genra's and there is not many of those kinds of magazines currently distributed, so distributing my magazine would help them fill a current 'hole' in the market along side Q which they currently distribute.

My magazine appeals to a vast audience, which means the publisher would make a bigger profit as they are appealing to more than one 'social group' which many magazines are limited to since they only feature one genra.

As my magazine has many of the conventions seen in 'Q' it would sense for them to be distributed by the same publisher. Though some aspects of my magazine and Q are the same my magazine, has a unique appearene sue to the colour schemes used on the front cover and throughout the magazine, where as Q tends to use the same colour scheme each issue. Also my magazine features both signed and unsigned bands which not many magazines do. The fact that both magazines use a gradient effect may help the reader know that these are produced by the same company, which may make them more likely to buy my magazine as Bauer Media Group are a successful publishers.